Petersburg Pilot -

U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess granted a motion to give defendant Mark Weaver, 59, and his counsel more time to prepare before his case goes to trial at a Nov. 19 hearing. With the granting of the Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial, Weaver’s court date was rescheduled from Dec. 1, 2014 to March 2, 2015.

In his written request to the court, Weaver’s attorney Phillip Weidner said more time was needed to effectively prepare for the trial. He also stated that the “defendant is seeking an attorney-client privileged expert evaluation” that will take six weeks to complete.

Weaver ple...